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Tests and techniques

1.1 Structure

1.2 Chemical properties

1.2.1 Acid Value

1.2.2 Ester value

1.2.3 Saponification value

1.2.4 Iodine value

1.2.5 Hidroxyl and Acetyl numbers

1.3 Determination of Physical Constants

1.3.1 Melting Point

1.3.2 Penetration Test

1.3.3 Color

1.3.4 Odor

1.3.5 Softening Point

Industrial Uses of waxes

2.1 Food

2.2 Adhesives

2.2.1 Hot melt

2.3 Textile

2.4 Cosmetics

2.5 Coatings

2.6 Explosives

Composition

3.1 Synhetic

3.2 Natural

3.3 Mixed

Legislation, normativity

4.1 FDA

4.2 European normativity